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Philip Ebuluofor

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

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The Truth Commission

Philip Ebuluofor

He jerked awake and the laughter coming from about twenty different voices made him realize that he had been in that image land for long as usual.  He sighed loudly as he sat on the edge of his bed pondering the best way forward. Nowadays, he had been turned into a kind of central TV for many, people he can not in honesty voucher for their humanness anymore.       He went down memory lane and recalled that the first time he witnessed the out the body incident was in the camp of the man-of-order group ...

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Pastor Jame's House Calls

Philip Ebuluofor

“On that regards, I quit. I can not just stand this demeaning allegations anymore. Why explain myself over and over again. I still stand by my words” “What we are saying is that things has ways they are done. You can't just quit like that without settling the law aspect of the case first. The church will bear the brunt if you do” “How do you mean?- are you implying that I should sacrifice my health, name and freedom for the church” “Church?- ha! pastor James, it is not just church but God’s house. We are interested in seeing this allege...

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Willing Attachments

Philip Ebuluofor

Funny how things and people entangles just by similarities in name. In Africa, we have such an entanglement stories and funnier thing is that many modern and educated busy people is buying such bullshit tales with unceasing hopes even faith. In my tribe in eastern part of Nigeria, there is one and half millions of such stories flying everywhere these days with ardent apostles spreading it like craze. A kindred, or village in a town bearing the same name with one known town about three hours by car away from themselves and many from bot...

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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Philip Ebuluofor

He couldn’t believe it. This is the fourth time he was sending a list with the item in it and each time, other things in the list will be bought except that one item. He sighed loudly while perusing the items and the letter handed over to him by the master in charge.  “ what is wrong with these people, don’t they want to buy the thing or what?” We chuckled at this obvious anger. It has become a kind of norm to laugh at anyone because any item on the list he sent home was not bought by his parents. “ Maybe it is because you kept gett...

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Wisdom: Ancient And Modern

Philip Ebuluofor

Money is a force far stronger than any force known to man. To think that humans of every social standing always believed that they are in control of it and not the other way around is funny once you spare a little time to recall any history even as far as first century or the last decade, you will know why? The force that cut across any race, continent, class while wrecking the same havoc on all, you will begin to understand how powerful this force called money is. Another funny thing is that, it is not a racist, not respected of complex...

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Over Mesmerized

Philip Ebuluofor

“ All these ones with vegetables, are they like this truly or is it just pictures?” “ Everything in that menu is exactly as they were in real life. Just order and see for yourself” “ With amount of the vegetables in it, the price most be something else” “ That number you saw with RMB behind it is the price for each plate” “Are you sure? Even with a chicken laps as big as this?” “ Why not order and see them life. You are still watching pictures” Mr. Johnson and his guest at the air port restaurant. Mr. Joe his guest had just arrive from N...

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Unknown Messenger

Philip Ebuluofor

I woke up around 2:30 am in a foul mood. I wasn't even aware of the time, I had thought it was 5 am till I eyed the bedside clock. There wasn't a struggle of any kind in that dream, nothing like sweat, screaming, or a sign of any struggle.      Just the kind of dream that leaves one annoyed with things and people around him. The kind that takes one by force down memory lane. What the trigger for heading that lane in a dream instead of physical was, I don’t know.  Nothing in my physical warranted such at le...

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Acute Shortages

Philip Ebuluofor

I wasn’t actually used to such sight. I wasn’t living with my family when they moved back to the city after the civil war. I was sent to live with another family based In another town when they rejoined my dad in the city.  In the village when I began to notice things, we had a big concrete water tank that serve us well into another rainy season during dry seasons. The knowledge I had from fetching water from the stream during dry season is scant but I can distantly recall being there one morning with my mother and siblings. I ...

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Society Full Of Obtainers

Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #159

Arithmetic? – Ah, I am not good in that at all. When it comes to measuring distance, I found it too difficult to do. Most of the times, when am stuck in the issue while talking to someone, I try to measure in my head the distance between two electric poles and what I wanted to say.      “Emm, about two or three electric poles” That is always my answer to distance questions. That’s if am talking to close acquaintances. But if the person doesn’t fall into the category of a friend or acquaintance, I will supply gues...

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Shortages Of Common Sense

Philip Ebuluofor

I have seen a lot of dubious characters in my life. I don’t even know if dubious would be the appropriate word in describe the character my neighbor Mr. lucky had been exhibiting for close to three years now. I have no doubt that the man has attitude and moral problems.       Why wouldn’t he? – people without scruples always have attitudes and moral problems. I really don’t know Mr. lucky that much for I had been away from this my community for long. When I was here, he wasn’t living here. Just like most of th...

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All In The Name Of Aquaintance

Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #158

“This is for you, and this for me. These two sticks for you, this one stick for me” “ Why do you give me two sticks more and took one?” “ What would I ever do to be fair?” “ What you would ever do to be fair?—you should know” “ I should know? I gave you two extra sticks and kept one and yet you are complaining” “ So, in your heart, it was to be fair you gave me two extra sticks and kept one for yourself. Humm, good of you. I asked; if it were to be another thing beside cigarette, would you have given me more than you take?” “Beside cigarette...

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If Wishes Were Horses And Horses Wishes...

Philip Ebuluofor

Mr. Roberts Jiri is the chairman of Igaa town's union meeting Onitsha branch. He seems to be one of those few that came into this planet with a special gift so pronounced that all acknowledged it. Without any effort from him, he mastered or rather the act of public speaking rinsed in local idioms and proverb mastered him. He can hold and sustain interest and attention when speaking in public.  He is just 5’5 in height, fair in complexion, relatively well to do and married to one of the beautiful woman Igaa town has to offer. That se...

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My Jolly Jolly Good Friend

Philip Ebuluofor

My classmate Cosmas was one of those jolly good guys I have told you about before. Among those jolly good guys of that my secondary school set, there is always the best among equals. I am sure Cosmas was the person holding that title then.  “ Best jolly good guy of the mid 80s”  At times, I used to wonder how a guy of that age his father or mother is his best enemy copes. How do the home remain a home and not a house.  This my jolly good guy Cosmas was in the same class and the same corner at the dormitory with me in...

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Forces Of Adversary

Philip Ebuluofor

It’s true that when certain forces set their eyes on you, most of the time, your peace, enthusiasm flies out of the window. That’s what you are going to see happened in this story I will narrate to you. I think I have to start from the very beginning for you to understand it well.  I think that I consider myself a bookish fellow. I have been reading since my first year in secondary School. You might say that I started late, but I really swim in them from that year. I think also that it was from that period that I started reading and...

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Number One Enemy

Philip Ebuluofor

“We are running out of time. We have a ton to cover this semester. I want every hands to be on deck or your locker whatever as long as it is not in your pocket. No time”  That was our economic subject master Mr Charles Okiro on one of his numerous vibrations he usually starts his class with. We used to wonder when Secondary School students has choice of time in any school setting in Nigeria. Our duty was to sit on our various positions and mop and nod along with the teaching until the master decides that it is time to call it a day....

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